Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-17
a,Uo sr7LNY LEAKED.

,4rRgD sULhY LEAN
Garrett willing TO SCH
fresioraai, timore and Ohio Because
.1g me TINA, O.. Disaster .
Oh 'n' -. l.s.sr 10 tie 0ltedOo Ns''s.
Fro,' H1'.'' cow interesting story aoou'
Dsa. on. which actuated Robert Gar
rms 'n hi. attempted sale OF tue b"I III
F''! ID =, w. road A gentleman wnois yer!
fnd CpIY aoys il is all owing TO the recent
bear nim ." 90 lIltln. Before tnat DC,
bcclden9 Garrett mad no more Nea "
blurred NJ interests that were De-
ksAng ~ ~ the family OF winch ne 10
kGsa'ae9 y, Ran he had OF dlsposihR Vi
bee leau oU,n children. But ioT toaI Ac-
bne OIL 1is ,oIt in a certain measure per
kiden' ue smrrn ION MT. Clemens Was
tonai rev ina general uperintendeht Vi
#ormeIV ran who was very populai
fhe roaH, o aInnIoves of the system, anu
FDOnS .IJ W. il upon some plan tuh'
DO cuu" rngue under the older darrett;
<vas ~ q rratt appointed a man named
kopei ar ~ General Manager OF tno paul n,c
lunnamd ohio system, an ofncla! nis
@n0re S snd heep able to do without M
EstDel Low wnen he came in. commenceu 10
<P'nnnam,,beo rraulzati0n That mad existed
&ehI W m notice OF the protests AUG re-
pro tUon ,oos nj Clemens. the latter hp-
7n ors5' - Wr. Garrett, who DECIDED ~ Id,
feS.esS nnnnam. and Clemens tenoered
~ vi .j,,nation. scceuting pOsltloh uh-
LAIN A. King, manager oil the ERE
r. SV a,no had formerly been zee TEesi-
"a ""N' - Baltimore ana ONO.
e 49, :" human was free TO MAKE ali hne
lnen and introduce ali the lnnoVa"
hat ne pleased, but they were 30
ll:o5 ro 10 the old employees tnat many
u .Som resigned and followed clemens
~ tneT Ho had rome. A general demoraii-
WI. pear oyer tbe entire system was the re-
t r., md the accident at THIN, IN Whlcn
su,' or more lives were lost, was at
z.-'h';ted 10 the confusion, that nad peen
rS worse and worse on the roGu
W. time Durham took the manage
~ Mr Garrett was charged with the
~ of thase lives. Those who under
,.ooa rms situation said it could not have
#o.o"rre1 .,it for the changes IN the regu-
Il - ,;,,. cemoraliZa ton oil the tra1nc
,orcg and the indifference OF the men
nm osd succeeded the old aud tried SER
k,s,ts that followed Clemens away.
WILLING TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY.
B N when a prop1s ion came to Mr.,
Eearrett to purchase TIE telegraph system
4 hi me company, he was willing TO unload
Eh1s entire responsibility upon the shoul-
&ders of some one wb1 was more Wiling
H. near If. The 1ifin accident cost him
Smspy sleepless nights. There were
Hgraat MANY newspaper publications that
ETounded him. The Baltimore and Ohio
EegllrOad had always prided itself upon
#,he safety of its passengers. There had
H., been serious accident be ore since
4 40 but the holocaust at Tjffiu was
Eihe elimination OF q series 10 which
E,nsny lives were lost. Under the elder
EGsrrett, so the papers said, such things
Eryoud not have occurred. a young man
4 yitb $50, 600. 900 thought 1t was not worth
q he cost of mental anxiety and care to be
Etbs read Of great corporation, and he
&decided if he could unload it without sac
*liicing any of the interests involved. it
4 was right for MIN to do SO. He fixed his
*nWn price, and would have been able to
Ecomplete the transaction had 1t not been
Nor The vanity of the man who held the
contract. He ''shot off his mouth" pre-
Enaturely.
twas arranged that the money should
Ebe furnished by a syndicate of capitalists.
Swbo did not want the facts known until
Fhe deal was contaminated. They were
Drexel, Morgan Il Co., Moore d Schley,
EWlnslow. Lanier & Co., VINO we've accus-
EtOmed to big transactions, and did not
Ewant the deal advertised TIL they were
Eready 10 give out the facts in their own
way, Mr.. Alfred Sully, however, who is
new in financial affairs, and inordinate-
~ vain, had gained the honor OF get
Jung bis name on the contract as
President of the Richmond Terminal
lompany, and could not contain himself.
ne must snow the paper to some of bis
|llends, and, among others, it is supposed
tdat ne took reporter of a New York
paper INTO his confidence. Sullv denies
tiat be gave the thing away, but il is
|heVerlheless true that the paper alluded
70 on tuesday morning last printed the
#nole tale precisely as MIR. Sully had re-
idlea II 10 come other Of his friends. There
were only three or four persons who
|oon'd nave told the story then.
RoBBED THE BROKERS.
Nr. Suliy is regarded by those who
Anu" lnem all as the llkeliest man to
- 'NNtCN' 1 ~ premature puO-
Itcation broke up the plans OF the New
ofk as well AZ the Baltimore parties.
made It very difficult for Mr.. Garrett
70 OBTAIN the i0,000 shares OF stock be
contracted TO control. and the bankers
Nug were 10 control Inc finances in the
laHsaeuoa were robbed OF much OF the
pI9a' iney expected to realize. They
aaa t lis own way of doing Thugs, too.
anu uld not propose to let Mir. Sully have
|su the glory. SO tbey
G Vs l; TO furnish the funds. and
MI hr' oully found himself nigh and
uly on the beach. Another point which
.sIuck the superstiuous brokers was that
&c cDnVfsct was signed on Friday. No
r "Unuer the scheme failed. There are two
pin5Us' IN Which Mr.. Sully is not in.
o ,uueG, ready to take the road. and IL ~ a
yroa which Will get it. Mr.. Garrett
a a. uere friday and Saturday to attend
. sn party. Mr.. John 6. Moore. who
a,o opposed to represent one of the syn.
c isuye Is Gere, ION his way South" as he
GS s..us, The fact that Mr. Moore and Mr.
i've 1.,e VI! nave been In close Communion
NAV s,,e' h llse TO much gossip. and something
Asppeh within a few days.